This area has a microclimate unlike any other part of the garden. Here, the impressive hydraulic works built to manage the abundant torrent waters that shape this landscape are still clearly visible.
In the past, chestnut and willow trees were cultivated here, useful for tying vines. Today, after restoring the stone-paved ditch that leads to a waterfall, ornamental acid-loving plants have been introduced, such as camellias and rhododendrons, along with various species of bamboo, viburnum, camphor trees, azaleas, and more. This part of the garden is home to nocturnal birds of prey, squirrels, and dormice, and it is easy to encounter martens, porcupines, and badgers.
Altitude: 500 m above sea level
Area: 1,745 sqm
Soil type: humus-rich, sandy, loose rocky soil, neutral to acidic
Cultivated plants: azaleas, camellias, rhododendrons, bamboo, camphor tree, Davidia, viburnum, Ginkgo, Pseudotsuga douglasii, Cryptomeria japonica
Wild plants of note:Carex pendula, Corylus avellana, Arundo donax, Viburnum tinus
